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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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